I love these things and I would take these over any Mattel figure, b/c the figures would not have the details that the mini statues do, now if NECA was making the toys, it would be detailed and also be a figure, but i couldnt be happier with what they showed.

I'm pretty happy. The new characters (Rio Blast, Sssqueeze and Screeech) all look fantastic, and I can't wait to get them.

It's cool that the 4H are making the Evil-Lyn and King Randor stactions available as non-con exclusives, with some notable differences on both to make them worthwhile.

The Kobra Khan staction puzzles me...while some folks didn't like the figure, I personally don't feel there's much need for him, but at least he's a retailer exclusive and not an actual member of Wave 5.

Now I'm just hoping to see Moss Man, Spikor and Jitsu stactions in the next wave...and I have to get around to ebaying the Wave 3 Microbusts!

fball13z - I completely agree with you and prefer the stactions over Mattel's figures any day. I liked everything shown at SDCC and hope that all of the figures get redone eventually, which is why I welcome Kobra Khan. I have a feeling my Mattel figures will be in a plastic bin in my closet soon.

Cantina-Dan - The price seems higher for the average action figure collector (though I'm not sure if that's all you collect), but when I spend $50 on Gentle Giant mini busts and most other mini statues on the market are upwards of $50, $20 seems like a steal to me. And they have only been 2 waves per year, so it's even less of a financial committment from my perspective.

Cantina-Dan - The price seems higher for the average action figure collector (though I'm not sure if that's all you collect), but when I spend $50 on Gentle Giant mini busts and most other mini statues on the market are upwards of $50, $20 seems like a steal to me. And they have only been 2 waves per year, so it's even less of a financial committment from my perspective.

You're totally right. Since I don't collect busts and statues I'm pretty immune to those higher price tags. I think what is hardest is I actually feel guilty not supporting the 4H! They go above and beyond in behalf of us fans. Anyway, I suspect that if I'm having a good budget month when a wave hits, I'll cave.